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During the offseason, a couple of local college basketball teams will have the opportunity to play against competition overseas. News 12 Sports Director Pat O'Keefe has the story.

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Local NYC basketball teams to play teams overseas in Bahamas, Dominican Republic

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during the off season, a couple of local college basketball teams have the opportunity to play against competition overseas. Sounds like a great opportunity. News 12 director Pat O'keefe has more from Riverdale here at Manhattan college, it is hot during the summer months inside Draddy gymnasium on thursday, the Jaspers going through one final practice before departing on a week long three game trip to the Bahamas. Manhattan will have a veteran team this year, their average age is 23 years old, that's why head coach steve Masiello is putting more emphasis on his players growing together as a team during this upcoming trip. This is all about fun, we're gonna have a great time bond, be together, care less about the basketball and all honestly this is about fun bonding, connection, relationships, ST john's will also be overseas. The Red Storm will play three games in the Dominican republic, including one against the Dominican senior national team, Julian Sham Penny is now with the philadelphia 76 ers which makes Brooklyn point guard posh alexander entering his junior year one of the leaders of this team, it's great because you know, team bonding, you know, that's what we need no new group of guys, we got some guys that came back last year but this trip means a lot to us, you know, we get to know, we get to get to know each other a lot better, you know, things that we do like and things that we don't like it and playing together earlier would be great back here at Manhattan college. The regular season for the Jaspers begins november 7th will be tested right away with a road game against Virginia. Commonwealth inside Draddy gymnasium. Pat O'keefe News 12.

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